THE ‘What’s the Real Story with Ice’ forum presented by Peninsula Voice attracted 330 people to the Peninsula City Church in Frankston on Wednesday 27 April. Local churches, Frankston Council, health professionals, civic leaders, police, community support groups, Rotary and members of the community displayed solidarity to show how the Frankston community can work together to reduce the harmful effects of this new drug on our streets. Unflattering statistics provided by Victoria Police Crime Command Inspector Rod Wilson listed Frankston among the worst substance abuse and crime areas in Australia. They showed a direct correlation between the rise in substance…
Author: Stephen Taylor
AN electrical fault, possibly in a studio at the rear, caused a fire which gutted a Mordialloc house, Wednesday 27 April. The rented weatherboard in Powlett St was fully alight when fire crews arrived at 10.20pm. Occupant Libby Sunshine, 20, told police she was in her room at the front of the house when an alarm alerted her to smoke in the hallway near the kitchen. Opening her door she could see the house was full of smoke with flames spreading into the kitchen area. She “grabbed her cat and handbag and fled the house”, Mordialloc police said later. Fire…
A QUIET morning’s walk at Moorooduc quarry for two friends last week was ruined when a stolen car smashed through wire gates and was driven into the deep water. It is believed two young men had been in the car – one possibly jumping out before it hit the water and the other breaking free and swimming to shore before it sank. Events are unclear as no one actually saw the pair leave the car. Frankston South resident Sharon (surname withheld) and a friend heard a “car come flying through the [locked] gate where the ranger has access”. “We didn’t…
PARAMEDIC, personal trainer and a figure competitor Kimberley Parrott is a living advertisement for a healthy lifestyle. The undefeated Australasian Natural Bodybuilding Fitness Mania Overall Women’s Figure Champion recently won her second title in two years. The win has qualified her to compete in the Ultimate Fitness Events World Championship elite division in Toronto, Canada, in November. Parrott said bodybuilding was growing in popularity, throughout the world and on the peninsula. “My journey as a bodybuilder and figure competitor began two years ago after attending a workshop. While listening to other competitors and feeling the passion from those around me,…
“IT was a stupid thing to do”, admittedly, but easily done: the ramifications, though, are irritating, far-reaching – and costly. Langwarrin resident Steve Haddow made the mistake of leaving the keys in his car and his garage door open, Wednesday night 20 April, and unwittingly became a target for thieves who are stealing an increasing number of cars from driveways and garages in the suburb. And, while the ease of the thefts is driving police mad, they are even more frustrated that residents are not heeding their message: Lock your car and your house overnight and hide your keys to…